West Virginia Physicians Can Soon Register To Prescribe Cannabis

As of this week, on Thursday, May 28, physicians in West Virginia will be able to register with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources so that they can prescribe medical cannabis to hopeful, future patients in the state.  

According to CBS Fox 59, physicians will be able to submit requests through the Bureau of Public Health’s Office of Medical Cannabis, the organization who will be handling all things when it comes to legal, medical cannabis in West Virginia. 

“The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health, Office of Medical Cannabis is committed to a goal of less than two years for patients with a qualifying medical condition being able to procure quality-tested medical cannabis in West Virginia,” the official application website explains regarding the process. 

As well as applying, interested physicians must take a four-hour education course online at medcanwv.org.